Thu, November 14

Phishing Over Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Twitter Account

CoinDCX’s Twitter account was hacked by an unknown hacker and promoted XRP. The hacked account used Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s images to gain trust. An Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX is a new victim of phishing. Unknown hackers briefly took control of CoinDCX’s Twitter account to tweet scam links to promoting

September 20, 2022 2 mins read

Hackers Promoted Crypto Via Tamil Nadu Minister’s Twitter Account

Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister’s Twitter account was hacked overnight. The hacked Twitter account promoted Cryptocurrency. An unknown gang hacked Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister, V. Senthil Balaji Twitter account on Sunday. The short hack uses a different display name “Variorius” and urges users to utilize cryptocurrencies. Over two lakh people followed

September 5, 2022 1 min read

Gambling Over NFTs Are Increasing

Bored Ape Yacht Club  prices falling below $100,000 this year Scams and gambling in the NFT industry are increasing. Over the most recent crypto cycle, NFT market conditions have been closely related to and reliant on the wider crypto market. It became easier for investors and private persons to justify

August 30, 2022 1 min read

NFT Portals Becoming Easy Prey For Crypto Scams

Nowadays, the NFT sector is continuously facing threats from cyber attackers, more NFT platforms and communities are being the victim of attacks from them. The NFT influencer Zeneca is the new victim of scammers.   Zeneca’s Twitter account was hacked and a phony airdrop was advertised on the NFT influencer Twitter

July 20, 2022 2 mins read

Will Bitcoin Stealer Be a Threat to Crypto Wallets?

Malware targets near 30 crypto wallets and browsers to steal money. Cybercriminals unusually push the users to download the software. According to Cyble Research Labs, a crypto-stealing malware, named PennyWise, has been spreading throughout YouTube. The malware generally targets browser extensions and cryptocurrency wallets such as Zcash and Ethereum, to

July 6, 2022 2 mins read

FBI Warned Crypto Fraudulent on LinkedIn

LinkedIn deactivated more than 32 million fake profiles in its network. 136 million spam content was removed from the site. On Friday, FBI special agent Sean Ragan said in an interview that Scammers appearing as cryptocurrency investors on LinkedIn represent a “serious threat” to users safety. The FBI’s special agent

June 18, 2022 1 min read

Binance Joins Hands With Pakistan for Busting $100M Scam

FIA of Pakistan confirms $100 million crypto scam. Binance announces complete cooperation with Pakistan FIA. Pakistan FIA determined to find out the 26 anonymous Binance wallets. For the past few days the news was on fire in Pakistan, amidst the recent crypto scam which came to limelight. The overall crypto

January 13, 2022 2 mins read

Indian Authorities Seize Assets in $162M Morris Coin Crypto Scam

Scammers are on the rise as more Indians begin to trade in various coins. The scammers are accused of defrauding at least 900 people. According to a statement released Monday this week, the Indian Enforcement Directorate reportedly confiscated $4.9 million worth of assets from a businessman suspected of money laundering

January 13, 2022 1 min read

Investors Lost About $140M – Businessman Accused in Crypto Scam

In recent times, the crypto industry is witnessing a massive rise of scamming and fraudulent alerts in the marketplace. As crypto adoption is heading high on one side, investors, traders are in a fear of losing their assets on the other. Starting from this year, many crypto scams affected the

December 20, 2021 2 mins read

Compromised Google Cloud Accounts Used for Crypto Mining by Hackers

Russian speakers were identified as the perpetrators of cybercrime. Google advises its cloud users to use two-factor authentication. Hackers are utilizing stolen cloud accounts to mine bitcoin. Google’s cybersecurity action team identified the mining attack in a report. Moreover, they advised how to combat threats to its cloud service —

November 29, 2021 1 min read